Vengeful has checked in with the following announcement about streaming a cover of the Crowbar track "Nothing:"

"Greetings! We are getting closer to the release date. Lookout for a brand new track next week on the release date (November 29th). It features a special guest appearance from another one of the greats. And now...

"Here we go again with a new track available on our Myspace and via the MEDIA section. New to most but old to some. Nothing is a song taken from Crowbar's Broken Glass album (released in 1996). To be quite frank, back then the only Crowbar songs I knew (like most) were Existence is Punishment and their all-time classic All I had I gave. Sometime after Down II (2002), slower music started to be more appealing. Crowbar's music was mostly about weight be it musically or lyrically. Something that I related to while trying to find a sound for what would become Vengeful.

"We wouldn't sound like we do today without bands such as Crowbar and Neurosis. This is a tribute to the former. I took upon myself the responsibility of handling the main vocals on our rendition of the track. A rather difficult task since Mr. Windstein is the boss when it comes to guttural-meets-melodies... None Heavier."

Vengeful also recently posted a Morbid Angel cover track online, with full details available here.

The organizers of the Summer Breeze festival have issued the following announcement about Crowbar canceling the band's appearance:

"Unfortunately, New Orleans' sludge/doom/core heroes Crowbar have to cancel their scheduled appearance at Summer Breeze Open Air 2011. There has been a death in the band's closer circle which has forced them to change their plans for July/August.

"A big sorry goes out to all those who were looking forward to seeing Kirk Windstein and his crew. We will not rest until we are able to book the band for Summer Breeze in the years to come."

Additional details on the festival, which takes place from August 18th-20th in Germany, are available at this location.

The fantastic “South by South Death” earlier in the day would be a tough act to follow, but perhaps the best night show was set for the night of March 18th: The Metalliance Tour.

Following up the best day show yet, was the biggest official SXSW metal show: The Metalliance SXSW stop. The Metalliance tour featured an excellent lineup including The Atlas Moth, Howl, Red Fang, Weedeater, Kylesa, Crowbar, Helmet and Saint Vitus. The show was the first I’d attended at the Dirty Dog. It was a decent sized place, but not exactly laid out well for the crowd that would fill it that night.

I arrived while The Atlas Moth was playing. They had just a couple songs left in their set. The first thing I noticed is that the bass sounded very loud. It gave a groovier feel to their music and most of the bands who played that night for that matter. Their last two songs sounded pretty decent, even if bass-heavy.

Howl was up next and played a short set of their groovy style of doom. Still getting drinks and settled in, their set flew by with little sticking out to me, however. More...

THE 2011 METALLIANCE TOUR will have to move their Chicago show this Sunday due to recent gang-related activity in the vicinity of the venue. The city has imposed a seven day hold on the venue's operations license forcing the show to a new venue called BADA BREW (802 Theodore Street). The show will go on as scheduled. All tickets will be honored.

THE 2011 METALLIANCE TOUR has enjoyed early success with two sold out shows on it's inaugural run thus far. Headlined by HELMET, ST VITUS and CROWBAR and supported by metal heavyweights KYLESA, RED FANG, HOWL and THE ATLAS MOTH on all dates.

"The members of Crowbar would like to send their deepest condolences to the family, friends, and bandmates of Frankie Sparcello. We found out last night of his untimely passing, and are all shocked, and saddened. We've had the pleasure of sharing the stage with frankie on many occasions, and have known him for many, many years. You will be missed brother. R.I.P."

Sludge masters Crowbar will be holding an album signing for their latest album "Sever the Wicked Hand" at the Louisiana Music Factory Record Store on Decateur Street in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, before their show at One Eyed Jacks on March 19th blocks away. The signing will be at 5 o'clock. More...

Crowbar is currently streaming the entire new album "Sever the Wicked Hand" online prior to its release. All the tracks for the album can be heard at this location. "Sever the Wicked Hand" is set for release in Europe on February 14 through Century Media Records and in the U.S. on February 8 through E1 Music. The track listing is as follows:

1. Isolation (Desperation)2. Sever The Wicked Hand3. Liquid Sky And Cold Black Earth4. Let Me Mourn5. The Cemetery Angels6. As I Become One7. A Farewell to Misery8. Protectors Of The Shrine9. I Only Deal In Truth10. Echo An Eternity11. Cleanse Me, Heal Me12. Symbiosis

Aborted, As I Lay Dying, and Crowbar have now been confirmed to perform at the 2011 edition of the Summer Breeze festival, which is set to take place from August 18th - 20th, 2011. Additional details on the festival can be found here. The currently announced lineup is as follows:

Sludge metal veterans Crowbar have posted a new video trailer online to promote their forthcoming album "Sever The Wicked Hand." "Sever The Wicked Hand" is set for release in Europe on February 14 through Century Media Records and in the U.S. on February 8 through E1 Music. You can view the trailer below:

The 2011 Metalliance Tour will be supported by metal heavyweights Kylesa, Red Fang, Howl, and The Atlas Moth on all dates. Dates have now officially been announced. The tour features headlining bands Helmet, Saint Vitus, and Crowbar for its inaugural line up. "We are glad to be part of this tour; I think it's a great bill. The bands I have heard so far each have a strong musical identity as opposed to so much of the generic, lowest common denominator music out there," says Helmet front man Page Hamilton.

UPDATE: This information was gleaned from listings on Ticketmaster.ca, which appear to be erroneous on several points, including specific tour dates. Furthermore, Intronaut has not confirmed participation in this tour and all listings on Ticketmaster.ca have since been removed, save one.

Los Angeles progressive post-metallers Intronaut have revealed that they will be appearing on select dates for the forthcoming "Metalliance Tour." The "Metalliance Tour" features headliners Helmet alongside Saint Vitus and Crowbar. Other special guests scheduled to appear include Kylesa, Howl, The Atlas Moth, Naam, and Royal Thunder. You can view a list of the tour dates reported by Ticketmaster.ca below.

The 2011 Metalliance Tour has officially been announced, featuring HELMET, SAINT VITUS and CROWBAR for its inaugural line up. The festival tour will run through the U.S. from March 17th through April 5th. HELMET will be performing its 1992 platinum-selling release of "Meantime" in its entirety. The official tour dates can be viewed below:

The 2011 Metalliance Tour has officially been announced, featuring HELMET, SAINT VITUS and CROWBAR for its inaugural line up. The festival tour will run through the U.S. from March 17th through April 5th.

HELMET will perform their 1992 platinum-selling release of "Meantime" in its entirety. TheInterscope Records release gave the band mainstream attention with songs like "Unsung" and "In The Meantime."

One of the most highly influential Doom Metal bands in America, SAINT VITUS are regarded as one of the first bands of the genre starting out as early as the 1970's. The band featuring Scott "Wino" Weinrich, bassist Mark Adams, guitarist Dave Chandler and drummer Armando Acosta has influenced so many bands in doom and metal. "Saint Vitus is more than ready to infect The Metalliance Tour! We've been wanting to do something like this for some time now...so prepare for destruction!!" says lead guitarist Dave Chandler. The band has done a handful of shows and some European Festivals but this will be their first full US tour in over a decade.

CROWBAR front man Kirk Windstein concludes, "Wow! This tour is gonna rule! I've loved Helmet since the beginning and loved St. Vitus even longer. With the new Crowbar record having hit the streets by then, look out! This bill will bring just what we need to crush each city with an avalanche of stylistic thunder!"

Sludge metal act Crowbar has teamed up with ArtistDirect.com to post a music video online for the song "The Cemetary Angels," which can be viewed after the jump. "The Cemetary Angels" is off the upcoming Crowbar album "Sever the Wicked Hand." The new album is set for release on February 8th, 2011 through E1 Entertainment and the track listing is as follows:

1. Isolation (Desperation)2. Sever The Wicked Hand3. Liquid Sky And Cold Black Earth4. Let Me Mourn5. The Cemetery Angels6. As I Become One7. A Farewell to Misery8. Protectors Of The Shrine9. I Only Deal In Truth10. Echo An Eternity11. Cleanse Me, Heal Me12. Symbiosis More...

Crowbar performance footage has been posted online featuring the band playing the title track of its forthcoming new album. Crowbar are set to release "Sever the Wicked Hand" on February 8th, 2011 through E1 Entertainment. You can view the video below:

New Orleans based sludge metal heroes Crowbar has revealed that they have begun filming a new music video for the song, "Cemetery Angels." A brief message from frontman Kirk Windstein reads as follows:

"Froze this morning shooting 'The Cemetery Angels' video in NYC! Shooting before the sun fully rises ain't killer, but the vid will be!"

The song is scheduled to appear on the group's forthcoming new studio album, "Sever The Wicked Hand," which will be released in North America on February 8th through E1 Music and in Europe on February 14th via Century Media Records.

Century Media Records and Crowbar have posted a new teaser online to promote its forthcoming studio album "Sever the Wicked Hand." "Sever the Wicked Hand" is set for release on February 14th, 2011 through Century Media Records as an exclusive license from E1 Music who will handle the US release.

Here is the "Sever The Wicked Hand" tracklisting:

1. Isolation (Desperation)2. Sever The Wicked Hand3. Liquid Sky And Cold Black Earth4. Let Me Mourn5. The Cemetery Angels6. As I Become One7. A Farewell to Misery8. Protectors Of The Shrine9. I Only Deal In Truth10. Echo An Eternity11. Cleanse Me, Heal Me12. Symbiosis

American sludge metal veterans Crowbar has posted a new song online from their forthcoming new studio album, "Sever The Wicked Hand." You can check out the song, "The Cemetary Angels" by heading to Noisecreep. The album is scheduled to be released in North America on February 8th through E1 Music and in Europe on February 14th through Century Media Records.

New Orleans sludge metal act Crowbar has revealed the tracklisting to its forthcoming studio album, "Sever The Wicked Hand." The new album is due on February 8, 2011 through E1 Music.

Here is the "Sever The Wicked Hand" tracklisting:1. Isolation (Desperation)2. Sever The Wicked Hand3. Liquid Sky And Cold Black Earth4. Let Me Mourn5. The Cemetery Angels6. As I Become One7. A Farewell to Misery8. Protectors Of The Shrine9. I Only Deal In Truth10. Echo An Eternity11. Cleanse Me, Heal Me12. Symbiosis